cocksureness
Americannoun
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And to a certain extent, that cocksureness shaped his career, too.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2020
Taylor’s quietness makes their opponents look loud; their watchfulness makes other people—especially men, shouting about power—look frenetic; their ideological cocksureness makes the older men look weak.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 25, 2019
It quickly becomes clear that Scott’s unflinching cocksureness is as much about the heartbreak he’s endured during his short life as it is his predilection for rebellion.
From Time ● Oct. 10, 2015
It is a reminder that the cocksureness of the ruling class is a reflection not of wisdom but aggrandizement.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2014
Imagine the cocksureness and insolence we'd have suffered from two New York policemen, had we found them in our homes!
From The Lure of the Mask by Harrison Fisher
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